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Houston County dominates region doubleheader against Coffee

Houston County (17-4, 10-2 Region 2-5A) finished their most dominant region series on Friday with 10-0 and 12-0 victories against Coffee (12-9, 5-7 Region).

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Perry keeps region championship hopes alive with 4-1 win at Warner Robins

When Perry (8-6, 7-2 Region 1-4A) beat Benedictine on Tuesday they gave themselves a chance to win the region, and that dream stayed alive on Thursday with a 4-1 win at Warner Robins.

‘Every year we break a new record’: Lady Panthers win sixth consecutive region championship with 7-0 thumping of Warner Robins

The record in question is how many region championships the Lady Panthers (9-3, 7-0 Region 1-4A) have won consecutively; the number is up to six after Thursday’s 7-0 win against Warner Robins (5-3, 2-2 Region).

Houston County blanks Veterans for first time since 2018, largest margin of victory in nine years

The Bears (9-4, 6-3 Region 2-5A) ran away with a 5-0 victory against their county rival Warhawks (11-4, 7-2 Region), all but erasing their region championship hopes and potentially stealing a home playoff game.

Lady Bears lock up sixth region championship in eight years with 2-1 victory over Veterans

Since 2019 there’s only been one year that Houston County (10-2, 9-0 Region 2-5A) was not the region champion.

Soccer Roundup: Perry’s Nathan Dooley wins 250th, Houston County girls narrowly hold on to region advantage

A big milestone and some exciting matchups filled the schedule last week as Houston County teams enter the final weeks of the regular season.

Baseball Roundup: Houston County gains sole possession of Region 2-5A, Westfield falls in first district series

As April approaches every Houston County team has gotten at least one region series under their belt.

Houston County holds on in Game 3 to win region series against Thomas County Central

Houston County sure tried to make it interesting, but the Bears (14-4, 7-2 Region 2-5A) held on in Game 3 to split Friday’s region doubleheader against Thomas County Central (12-5, 6-3 Region).

DOUBLE DUTY DOOLEY: Head soccer coach Nathan Dooley reaches 250 wins at Perry High School with wins against New Hampstead

Nathan Dooley has coached both the boys and girls soccer programs at Perry High School for six years now, and after Wednesday night’s pair of wins against New Hampstead the Houston County native eclipsed 250 wins with the school.

Perry earns first shutout victory of 2026 with 5-0 final against New Hampstead

Perry’s (5-6, 4-2 Region 1-4A) start to the 2026 season wasn’t easy but they seem to have found their groove as of late, now 4-1 in their last five after a 5-0 victory over New Hampstead (5-6, 2-4 Region) on Wednesday.

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